Dennis O’Neill, 64

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Dennis O’Neill, 64, a former Staten Islander who was devoted to his family, died Sunday in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J.

Born in the Bronx, Mr. O’Neill came to Staten Island in the 1960s, living in several neighborhoods before settling in Oakwood. He lived there until relocating to Somerset, N.J., in 1998.

Mr. O’Neill worked as an installer for Verizon, retiring in 2003.

During his retirement, he was able to focus on his favorite job — being a devoted “Papa” to his grandchildren. In his leisure time, Mr. O’Neill loved to cheer for the New York Yankees and to spend time with his family.

His wife of 27 years, the former Patricia Bruno, died in 2001.

Surviving are his daughter, Tara Diaz; a sister, Judy Healy, and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be tomorrow from the Hanley Funeral Home, New Dorp, with a mass at 11 a.m. in St. Ann’s R.C. Church, Dongan Hills. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.